‘Australia Showed Up’: How Bad Bunny Smashed a Sydney Stadium Record
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By Lars Brandle
Published on March 12, 2026.
Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny has had a remarkable year, breaking records, including the first Spanish-language album, and the first album not recorded in English, to win album of the year at the Grammy Awards. His first Australian concert saw close to 90,000 fans, a record-breaking record. The Reggaeton star also set a venue record when his world tour visited Sydney’s ENGIE Stadium (also known as Sydney Showground Stadium) on Feb. 28 and March 1. The shows were seen as a reflection of how global and culturally embedded the fandom has become in Australia. Hans Schafer, senior VP global touring at Live Nation, credits the success of these shows and how they sold out within an hour of their announcement.
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